Jean Luo

So I was obsessed with graphic design really starting around middle school, you know, and I worked on my school yearbook and my school newspaper doing the layout and all that kind of thing.

You know, and Adobe Flash, making my own little animations and little games and things like that.

So for me, computers in that period of time just represented like incredible, you know,

Yeah.

Well, I think first and foremost, the safety and security of young people in online services is paramount.

And I think folks are right to be concerned about that and right to prioritize that.

So I think that that's critical.

At the same time, and I've certainly experienced this myself as a parent, I think young people and their maturity depends less on their age than it does on who they are as an individual.

And there are certainly some teenagers that might be ready to use Snapchat to communicate with their friends and their family.

And there are others who may not be ready for that responsibility yet.

I think, you know, for us in our home, like, we feel comfortable with Flynn.

He's 15 using Snapchat.

We know that he's using it to stay in touch with his friends and family.

We think that's something that's actually really important for him, right?

We know that relationships are key to mental health and wellbeing.

That's certainly been reinforced by the research.

And so I think for us and our family, like an under 16 band doesn't make sense because we see how much value Flynn gets from communicating with his friends and his family.

So I guess I would say, you know, rather than arbitrary bans, I think the more thoughtful approach here is to actually develop clear rules and regulations for how social media is provided, especially to young people, but in general more broadly.

And, you know, I would really advocate that the government does the work to develop those rules.

I mean, one of the things, for example, on Snapchat that's unique to our service relative to text messaging, for example, is that two people have to add each other before they communicate.